Lower lip question for you BSSO chaps...
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 5:35 pm
I'm closing in on 8 months post op (BSSO/genio), and everything is going pretty well -- I easily crush whole coconuts in my jaws, and sharks generally swim away from me if I smile underwater -- my lower lip is persistently dry and chapped. 
During and after my hospital stay (2 days), I was given cortisone cream to apply frequently to my then-swollen lips, because obviously they were in bad shape right after surgery. The surgeon instructed me to take the cream with me when I was discharged, and I continued to use it for another couple of months till the tube ran out. Then I bought more. It seems to help slightly, but I don't want to go on using it forever. Blistex and other lip stuff are just temporary fixes.
Question for BSSO peeps: did you find it hard to keep your lower lip moist post op, and did it get back to normal at some point?
During and after my hospital stay (2 days), I was given cortisone cream to apply frequently to my then-swollen lips, because obviously they were in bad shape right after surgery. The surgeon instructed me to take the cream with me when I was discharged, and I continued to use it for another couple of months till the tube ran out. Then I bought more. It seems to help slightly, but I don't want to go on using it forever. Blistex and other lip stuff are just temporary fixes.
Question for BSSO peeps: did you find it hard to keep your lower lip moist post op, and did it get back to normal at some point?